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Joint attention is when two or more people focus attention on the same object or event. It is important to establish to help your toddler talk. As adults we need to focus not only on what we say but how we say it! Check out the following links to see videos created about this concept by Cari Ebert from cariebertseminars.com. Be sure to follow Cari on Facebook, as she posts amazing information for parents to help their children learn and develop. She also has an additional joint attention video that can only be found on her Facebook page, so be sure to check it out as well!

According to Wikipedia, "Baby sign language is the use of manual signing allowing infants and toddlers to communicate emotions, desires, and objects prior to spoken language development. With guidance and encouragement signing develops from a natural stage in infants development known as gesture."

There are many advantages to teaching your baby sign language, including the reduction of frustration by both the baby and parents, since babies have learned to share their wants and needs before verbally able to communicate.

​Be sure to stop by our Resource Center where you can find Sign Language Resources to borrow and introduce your baby to a new way of communicating.

​ Check out this video of a sweet one year old showing the baby signs that she knows.

Have you used Baby Sign with your baby? What signs have worked best for you?